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The James Webb Space Telescope Mission: Optical Telescope Element Design, Development, and Performance
Michael W. McElwain, Lee D. Feinberg, Marshall D. Perrin +126
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large, infrared space telescope that has recently started its science program which will enable breakthroughs in astrophysics and planeta…
How dark the sky: the JWST backgrounds
Jane R. Rigby, Paul A. Lightsey, Macarena García Marín +17
We describe the sources of stray light and thermal background that affect JWST observations, report actual backgrounds as measured from commissioning and early-science observations…
A Survey of 3 to 5.4 Micron Emission From Planetary Nebulae using SOFIA/FLITECAM
Erin C. Smith, Sarah E. Logsdon, Ian S. McLean +7
Here we present the results of an airborne 3-5.4m spectroscopic study of three young, Carbon-rich planetary nebulae IC 5117, PNG 093.9-00.1, and BD 30 3639. These observation…
The SOFIA Observatory at the Start of Routine Science Operations : Mission capabilities and performance
Pasquale Temi, Pamela M. Marcum, Erick Young +65
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has recently concluded a set of engineering flights for Observatory performance evaluation. These in-flight opportuniti…
Early Science with SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
E. T. Young, E. E. Becklin, P. M. Marcum +38
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is an airborne observatory consisting of a specially modified Boeing 747SP with a 2.7-m telescope, flying at altitudes…
A Survey of 3.3 Micron PAH Emission in Planetary Nebulae
Erin C. D. Smith, Ian S. McLean
Results are presented from a pilot survey of 3.3 micron PAH emission from planetary nebulae using FLITECAM, an instrument intended for airborne astronomy with SOFIA. The observatio…